Established in 2007 under H.R. 1, Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC), at the University of Hawaii, is the only member of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC) to focus primarily on natural hazards. Our mission is to leverage our unique geographic and cultural assets to develop and deliver disaster preparedness training with an emphasis on community preparedness and at risk populations.